I am a multimedia journalist from Los Angeles. The stories told by my Salvadoran family about growing up in Central America and acclimating to life in the U.S. and Canada inspired me to pursue journalism. I’ve covered small business, immigration, and environmental issues as well as arts & culture in the San Francisco Bay Area, and I’m a founding member of The Oaklandside, an award-winning hyperlocal newsroom covering Oakland. I was a 2020 Report For America fellow and a 2022 reporting fellow for KALW, an NPR affiliate in San Francisco.

Ricky is a community reporter for Boyle Heights Beat, click here for latest stories.